The U.S. Junior Open will be held December 15-18, 2018 in the greater Boston area. Please click on the tabs above to review information about the tournament including event timelines, the seeding process, venues, and transportation.

Saturday, December 15, 2018: All players need to be available starting at 8:00am EST.

Tuesday, December 18, 2018: All players need to be available until 6:00pm EST.

Regular Entry Deadline:

The regular entry deadline for the 2018 U.S. Junior Open is at 12:00pm NOON, EST on Wednesday, November 14, 2018.

Cut List:

The cut list for this tournament will be made available by 9:00pm EST on Friday, November 16, 2018. The cut list uses the rankings calculation from 11/14/18. Divisions may be restricted in size due to court constraints and tournament logistics. US Squash maintains final discretion on all tournament matters.Please refer to the new cut list process on the rules tab of this tournament listing.

Division Size Limits:

US Squash will set the maximum number of players in each division after the regular entry deadline based on the number of signups received in each age group.

Division Size Lock and Entry Close:

Division sizes will lock on Monday, December 3, 2018 at 12:00pm NOON, EST regardless of whether or not the division is full. Therefore, once the division sizes lock, they will not increase in size even if the division is below the designated limit. Online sign up will also close at this time.

Late Withdraw Penalties:

If a player withdraws after 12:00pm Noon EST Monday, December 10, 2018 they will incur a late withdraw penalty per the US Squash Junior Policies and Guidelines.

Division Start Times:

Division Start Times indicate the earliest possible match time a player can expect to play within his or her division and will be available by 9:00pm EST on Friday, December 7, 2018.

Player Start Times:

Player Start Times indicate the first match time for each player and will be available by 9:00pm EST on Tuesday, December 11, 2018.

Waitlist Closed:

The waitlist for the U.S. Junior Open will close at 10:00am on Thursday, December 13, 2018. Therefore, after this deadline, no players are permitted to move from the waitlist to the main draw and any withdraws after the deadline will be processed as defaults.

Draw Availability:

Main Draws will be available online by 9:00pm EST on Thursday, December 13, 2018.

The waitlist is now available for the 2018 U.S. Junior Open Squash Championships. To view, please go to the “View Entrants” section of the tournament page. All players who have made the cut are listed in the main draw of the tournament. Any player who is listed in the waitlist section is not currently in the tournament. Waitlisted players can view the correct waitlist order by clicking on the link below.

As a reminder, the cut list for U.S. players is based on the November 14, 2018 rankings calculation.

NOTE: In the BU17 and BU19 divisions, only 120 players are currently listed in the main draw of the tournament. The remaining 8 players will be moved off of the waitlist by 9:00pm EST on Monday, November 19, 2018. This is to allow a grace period for any potential registration errors.

Player Breakdown by Division

A breakdown of the entries for each division as of the regular entry deadline is below:

Division

International Players

U.S. Players

Total Players

BU11

15

40

55

BU13

28

79

107

BU15

66

60

126

BU17

80

48

128

BU19

79

49

128

GU11

8

28

38

GU13

23

58

81

GU15

33

73

106

GU17

31

61

92

GU19

33

60

93

U.S. Junior Open Cut List Policies

At the regular entry deadline, US Squash guarantees entry for the two following categories of players:

U.S. Players (Category 1): The top 48 U.S. players based on the cut list points calculation will gain entry. Cut list points will be based on the November 14, 2018 rankings calculation.

International Players (Category 2): The first 80 International players to enter the tournament will gain entry. Admittance is based on the time of entry received (i.e. first come, first served).

If both categories are oversubscribed, US Squash will create two separate waitlists – one for U.S. players and one for International players.

Waitlist order for U.S. players will be based on cut list points on the November 14 rankings calculation.

The U.S. player waitlist will only be used to replace withdrawing U.S. players.

Waitlist order for International players will be based on the time of entry received.

The International player waitlist will only be used to replace withdrawing International players.

Players on the waitlist from one category can be used to replace a withdrawing player from the other category only if there are no players on the other category’s waitlist (i.e. a waitlisted International player can replace a withdrawing U.S. player in the event there are no players on the U.S. waitlist).

If one category does not fill the number of guaranteed playing positions as of the regular entry deadline, players from the other category will fill those unclaimed spots.

E.g. if 75 International players register before the deadline, and more than 48 U.S. players registered prior to the deadline, U.S. players will fill the 5 unclaimed positions, increasing the number of U.S. players from 48 to 53.

Any player entering after the November 14, 2018 deadline is considered to be a late entrant and is not guaranteed a position in the main draw. Late entrants will be placed on separate waitlist behind all players who signed up before the entry deadline (U.S. or International).

12.11.18 – Final Seeding Groups Now Available!US Squash thanks all players, parents, and coaches for participating in the seeding process over the past two weeks. The seeding committee received roughly 125 petitions in each round of preliminary seeding and has closely evaluated all evidence provided. Please click on the below link to view the final seeding groups:2018 U.S. Junior Open Squash Championships Final Seeding Groups

Please click below to view the preliminary seeding for the 2018 U.S. Junior Open Squash Championships. As a reminder, preliminary seeding rounds are not final. There will be three rounds of preliminary seeding released before US Squash announces the final seeding groups and player start times on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 by 9:00pm EST.

The third petition period is now open and will close promptly at 9:00pm EST on Friday, December 7, 2018. Feedback will only be accepted through the online Seeding Petition Form 3 – emails or phone calls will not be accepted. Players may use the petition form to both challenge the seeding of a player or to affirm the seeding group a player has been assigned. In both cases, specific evidence must be provided. Please note that all players from the United States are seeded based on the November 14, 2018 rankings calculation. US Squash has final discretion on seeding for the U.S. Junior Open.

Please click below to view the preliminary seeding for the 2018 U.S. Junior Open Squash Championships. As a reminder, preliminary seeding rounds are not final. There will be three rounds of preliminary seeding released before US Squash announces the final seeding groups and player start times on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 by 9:00pm EST.

The second petition period is now open and will close promptly at 9:00pm EST on Monday, December 3, 2018. Feedback will only be accepted through the online Seeding Petition Form 2 – emails or phone calls will not be accepted. Players may use the petition form to both challenge the seeding of a player or to affirm the seeding group a player has been assigned. In both cases, specific evidence must be provided. Please note that all players from the United States are seeded based on the November 14, 2018 rankings calculation. US Squash has final discretion on seeding for the U.S. Junior Open.

Please click below to view the preliminary seeding for the 2018 U.S. Junior Open Squash Championships. As a reminder, preliminary seeding rounds are not final. There will be three rounds of preliminary seeding released before US Squash announces the final seeding groups and player start times on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 by 9:00pm EST.

The first petition period is now open and will close promptly at 9:00pm EST on Thursday, November 29, 2018. Feedback will only be accepted through the online Seeding Petition Form 1 – emails or phone calls will not be accepted. Players may use the petition form to both challenge the seeding of a player or to affirm the seeding group a player has been assigned. In both cases, specific evidence must be provided. Please note that all players from the United States are seeded based on the November 14, 2018 rankings calculation. US Squash has final discretion on seeding for the U.S. Junior Open.

U.S. Player Seeding will be taken from the 11/14/18 Rankings Calculation.

Preliminary Seeding #1:The Preliminary Seeding #1 will be released on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 by 9:00pm EST. There will be a 48-hour petition period following this release to allow players, parents, and coaches to provide evidence as to why seeding should change.

Preliminary Seeding #2: Will be available on Saturday, December 1, 2018 by 9:00pm EST. There will be a 48-hour petition period following this release to allow players, parents, and coaches to provide evidence as to why seeding should change.

Preliminary Seeding #3:Will be available on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 by 9:00pm EST. There will be a 48-hour petition period following this to allow players, parents, and coaches to provide evidence as to why seeding should change.

Final Seeding Groups and Player Start Times: Final Seeding Groups & Player Start Times will be released on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 by 9:00pm EST.

Summary:

Preliminary Seeding #1, followed by petition – available by 11/27/18 – 9:00pm EST

Preliminary Seeding #2, followed by petition – available by 12/1/18 – 9:00pm EST

Preliminary Seeding #3, followed by petition – available by 12/5/18 – 9:00pm EST

Final Seeding Groups and Player Start Times – available by 12/11/18 – 9:00pm EST

12.7.18 – Division Start Times

Division Start times are listed below. Please note that these times represent the earliest time matches will be played in the first round of each division. Matches in the first round will span multiple time slots.

Division Start Times

Time

Day

Venue

BU11

1:20pm

Saturday Dec 15

Andover-Snyder

BU13

10:55am

Saturday Dec 15

Brooks

BU15

8:00am

Saturday Dec 15

Harvard

BU17

8:00am

Saturday Dec 15

Andover-Snyder

BU19

9:45am

Saturday Dec 15

Harvard

GU11

1:50pm

Saturday Dec 15

Brooks

GU13

8:00am

Saturday Dec 15

Brooks

GU15

9:10am

Saturday Dec 15

Brooks

GU17

11:20am

Saturday Dec 15

Andover-Snyder

GU19

8:00am

Saturday Dec 15

Harvard

12.7.18 – Final Venue Assignments

Final venue assignments are listed below. Final venue assignments disclose which facility each division will be playing at over the course of the tournament. Please note that due to court constraints, the BU11 division, which was originally expected to play matches at Brooks School on Saturday, will now be playing matches at Andover.

Practice courts will be available on Friday December 14 at the following times:

Andover3:00-6:00pm. A sign-up sheet will be available at the registration desk.

BrooksBefore 3:30- After 6:30pm. A sign-up sheet will be available at the registration desk.

Harvard3:00-11:00pm. Courts 11-14 will be available. Players are required to sign in at the fitness monitor’s desk, located inside the back entrance to the Murr Center at the fitness center. Harvard will charge each player $10.00 per hour. Players are restricted to only the squash courts and will not be allowed use of the fitness center or tennis courts.

Shuttle Buses

During the 2018 U.S. Junior Open, players and spectators who intend to use the tournament shuttle bus must purchase tickets. Each shuttle bus ticket costs $30, is valid for only one traveler, and may be used throughout the duration of the tournament.

Boston Logan International Airport (roughly 30 miles from Andover and 10 miles from Harvard)

Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (roughly 35 miles from Andover and 55 miles from Harvard)

Worcester Regional Airport (roughly 60 miles from Andover and 50 miles from Harvard)

T. F Green Airport (roughly 80 miles from Andover and 65 miles from Harvard)

Trains:

Amtrak: trains are available into the following stations. Amtrak schedules can be found by clicking here.

Back Bay Station (roughly 25 miles from Andover and 4 miles from Harvard)

North Station (roughly 25 miles from Andover and 5 miles from Harvard)

South Station (roughly 25 miles from Andover and 7 miles from Harvard)

Westwood, MA (roughly 40 miles from Andover and 20 miles from Harvard)

Woburn, MA (roughly 10 miles from Andover and 20 miles from Harvard)

Framingham, MA (roughly 40 miles from Andover and 20 miles from Harvard)

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority: public transportation that services the Greater Boston area. The Haverhill commuter rail line travels between Boston North Station and Andover. Use the MBTA Trip Planner for up to date train schedules.

Thank you to the 2018 Sponsors and Vendors for their support of the U.S. Junior Open!

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